Argentina’s Lionel Messi retires from international football: ‘This hurts me a lot’
The Guardianby Reuters and Guardian sport·31 Aug 2026
Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from Argentina duty after winning 207 caps. The 39-year-old, who made his Argentina debut in 2005, won the World Cup in 2022 and was a runner-up this...
Ultramarathon runners train for months, sometimes years. But what happens when they don’t finish a race?
The Guardianby Jane Davies·31 Aug 2026
Drenched, freezing, utterly miserable and with a GI catastrophe ready to blow, my internal conflict of quit/don’t quit was in full force. I was at about kilometre 56 of my 100k ultramarathon.
A job that changed me: Being a theatre usher cracked open my heart to beauty
The Guardianby Freya Bennett·31 Aug 2026
I was 24, had just moved into a share house I couldn’t afford, and my job as a nanny was proving less than ideal.
Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there
The Guardianby Kat Wong·31 Aug 2026
Drinking Tsingtao beers, eating congee, walking with hands behind their backs: for many young people in western countries, “Chinamaxxing” has become all the rage.
Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash
The Guardianby Anna Betts·31 Aug 2026
The controversial fashion designer John Galliano announced on Monday that an exhibition honoring his work that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art had scheduled to open for the upcoming spring’s...
The law won't save us from Meta's 'pervert glasses'. The only solution is mockery | Jonathan Liew
The Guardianby Jonathan Liew·31 Aug 2026
So far I am yet to be tempted into purchasing a pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses. To a certain extent this is a function of possessing a large, misshapen and comically convex head upon which no pair of...
100 ultramarathons in 100 days: former rugby pro hit by brain injury nears end of feat
The Guardianby Steven Morris·31 Aug 2026
The key for David “Jacko” Jackson is to take each stage nice and gently. “It’s not about running fast,” he said. “It’s more like the hare and tortoise story.
South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash
The Guardianby Associated Press·31 Aug 2026
A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of around 56,000 people, but also sparked a major...
Tupac Shakur murder trial: Las Vegas court to hear closing arguments in case
The Guardianby Gabrielle Canon·31 Aug 2026
A Las Vegas court is set to hear closing arguments in the trial of South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of ordering the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur.
Fiorentina’s Serie A renaissance feels a way off after chastening centenary | Nicky Bandini
The Guardianby Nicky Bandini·31 Aug 2026
Fiorentina’s 100th birthday party had been going for four days, starting with a fan procession through the historic centre of Florence on Wednesday night and extending to their home game against...
‘The whistling on the theme tune? That’s Dickie Attenborough!’ Hayley Mills on Whistle Down the Wind
The Guardianby Interviews by Chris Broughton·31 Aug 2026
Hayley Mills, played Kathy Bostock Whistle Down the Wind was originally a novel written by my mother, Mary Hayley Bell, about three children living on a farm in Sussex.
Bradley Barcola targets Premier League glory after joining Liverpool in £123m deal
The Guardianby Will Unwin·31 Aug 2026
Bradley Barcola is aiming to win the Premier League after completing his move to Liverpool from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial £106m, which could rise to £123m.
How a South African town cleaned up its polluted river using stones, wood and sand
The Guardianby Kaamil Ahmed·31 Aug 2026
All it took to turn the murky, heavily polluted waters of South Africa’s Stiebeuel River into a resource clean enough for irrigating a community’s vegetable plots was a collection of stones...
Readers reply: If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly?
The Guardianby Guardian staff reporter·31 Aug 2026
If all the vehicles on the planet had their tyres pumped up with CO2, would this lock up enough carbon to lower the amount in the air significantly?
Anthropic sued over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs
The Guardianby Dan Milmo Global technology editor·31 Aug 2026
All AI wants for Christmas is a vast back catalogue of songs without paying for it, according to a multibillion dollar lawsuit against the startup behind the Claude chatbot.
Rosie Mackean’s quick and easy recipe for cucumber rice with fudgy eggs | Quick and easy
The Guardianby Rosie Mackean·31 Aug 2026
When cooking on a weeknight, it’s easy to forget that sometimes experimenting with temperature is as important as flavour.
Elversberg and ‘miracle village’ prove that Bundesliga fairytales still exist | Andy Brassell
The Guardianby Andy Brassell·31 Aug 2026
Friday night was no first day fun for VfB Stuttgart as they got first-hand proof of what the rest of the Bundesliga feared: that Bayern Munich are perhaps mightier than ever.
Chefs say Michelin Guide at risk of ‘losing credibility’ over suspected lack of inspectors
The Guardianby George Francis Lee·31 Aug 2026
How many inspectors does it take to review the country’s best restaurants – a pinch, a baker’s dozen?
England ‘not going to ease off the gas’ with 3-0 Pakistan series sweep in sight
The Guardianby Simon Burnton·31 Aug 2026
Marcus Trescothick is determined to sign off as England’s interim head coach with a 100% record and has no plans to meddle with a winning formula in next week’s final Test of the summer, despite...
Sweden ends aid to Liberia in a hammer blow to women’s rights and healthcare
The Guardianby Isabel Choat in Monrovia·31 Aug 2026
The Swedish flag is still flying above the pale blue building overlooking the Atlantic in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, but the doors of the embassy are now closed to visitors.
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